A remarkable case of faithful service, was commented upon at a gathering oft Messrs B. W. Mills and Co.’a employees last evening, by the manager (Mr C. A. Briggs). He stated that among those present were five members whose total length of service with the company aggregated over two hundred years. i At tho opening of the new carved house at Te Hauke on Wednesday last„ £2OOO In gold and notes was throvni on the mat, outside chiefs contributina very generously. Tho leading chiefs said it was their botmden duty to suh> scribe liberally towards the cost. In former years the hatred between the Waikato and Hawke's Bay tribes was very bitter, but, all that enmity bad now ended, and they were now working together in one common cause, for the. benefit of all concerned t
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New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9042, 13 May 1915, Page 4
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